Strategies, Opportunities, and Services to OSY: Mini Lesson Assessments

1. Strategies, Opportunities, and Services to OSY: Mini Lesson Assessments www.osymigrant.org

2. Thank You The Assessment Work Group of the Technical Support Team • Erin Shea (VT) • Christine Deines (CO) • Taylor Dearman (MS) • Frank Crossman (KY) • Jennifer Almeda (SC) www.osymigrant.org

3. Thank You The Curriculum Work Group of the Technical Support Team Dee Condon (NE) Peggy Haveard (AL) Kiowa Rogers (NE) • Bob Lynch (NY) • Stephanie Clark (PA) • Brenda Pessin (IL) • Patrice Boone (MS) www.osymigrant.org

4. Consortium States • Alabama • Colorado • Florida • Idaho • Illinois • Kansas • Kentucky • Massachusetts • Minnesota • Mississippi • Nebraska • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New York • North Carolina • Pennsylvania • South Carolina • Tennessee • Vermont • Wisconsin www.osymigrant.org

5. SOSOSY Partners Partner States • Alaska • Arkansas • Georgia • Maryland • Missouri • Montana • Washington Partner Organizations • National PASS Center • National HEP/CAMP Association • National Center for Farmworker Health • Adult Learning Resource Center www.osymigrant.org

6. SOSOSY Objectives • Increase capacity to deliver SOSOSY services • Deliver more services to OSY enrolled in programs leading to graduation and GED and/or services to meet identified education or career goals • Demonstrate a 20% gain between pre/post on content-based assessments www.osymigrant.org

7. Objective 3 • 25% more OSY that participate in SOSOSY instructional services will demonstrate a 20% gain between pre/post on content-based assessments www.osymigrant.org

8. Issues around Assessment of OSY • OSY are seldom represented in States’ formal assessment programs • Due to the OSY lifestyle (i.e., work schedules and frequent moves), time for assessment often takes a back seat to maximize services • Current high stakes accountability places OSY most at risk of educational failure www.osymigrant.org

9. Issues around Assessment of OSY • As older, mobile migrant youth who may not have been in school in the U.S. (or successful in U.S. schools), available achievement and outcome assessments are not able to capture the knowledge and skills of OSY due to content and English language proficiency expectations www.osymigrant.org

10. Standards for OSY Assessments *Assessments for OSY are: • Strategic, practical, and brief • Useful for monitoring OSY progress and determining outcomes • Used to determine a specific plan for education and/or support services www.osymigrant.org

11. Types of assessments for OSY • Needs assessment (e.g., to assess skills, abilities, interests, experiences, preferences, or levels of achievement prior to receiving a service) • Oral Language Proficiency assessment • Curriculum-based assessment (e.g., pre/post, criterion-based, progress monitoring) • Achievement assessment (e.g., pre/post, State assessment point-in-time, ESL/GED testing) www.osymigrant.org

12. Mini-Lesson Assessments www.osymigrant.org Lesson Topics For Your Health/Para/TuSalud Legal Rights/DerechosLegales Parenting/Ser Padres A Healthy House/Un Hogar Sano Finanza Vermont Lessons Math for Living

13. Mini-Lesson Assessments Lesson Components • Low Stake Testing • Pre/Post Assessment for Each Lesson • Easy Scoring • Five Questions • Same Questions on Pre/Post Assessments www.osymigrant.org

14. Mini-Lesson Assessments www.osymigrant.org Lesson Components (continued) English/Spanish Post assessment includes an open-ended question to assess writing (not scored) Administer Written or Orally

15. Mini-Lesson Assessments www.osymigrant.org Limited to Four Question Types True/False Yes/No Multiple Choice (all above correct) One Correct Answer Choice

16. Mini-Lesson Assessments www.osymigrant.org True/False Question Example A birth plan helps you talk with your doctor about your wishes for labor and delivery. True False

17. Mini-Lesson Assessments www.osymigrant.org Yes/No Question Example Can insects and rodents make you sick? Yes No

18. Mini-Lesson Assessments www.osymigrant.org Multiple Choice(all above correct) Example A healthy mouth is more than having good teeth. It also includes which of the following: a) good gums b) healthy lips c) healthy cheeks d) all of the above

19. Mini-Lesson Assessments www.osymigrant.org One Correct Answer Choice Question Example Which of the following is a deduction taken from your paycheck? state tax spending money

20. The Student Assessment Score Sheet (SASS) www.osymigrant.org

29. VIDEO www.osymigrant.org

30. 2011-2012 SC OSY Student Profile Data for 60% of SC OSY population

31. Modification of instruction based on pre assessment data: • Notes from the field: • The case of the piloted mini lesson and assessment by SC state level recruiter Dulce : • working with pre-literate OSY • using for your health mini-lessons • adjustment of pre-test • given orally, with recruiter writing responses • instruction modified

32. Intentions of SC MEP to use SOSOSY SASS data: • Student level: • to assess individualized student levels • to hone lessons • to assist recruiters/instructors to plan effective delivery of the lessons • State level: • to provide concrete evidence about the skill levels of our demographic • as data for assessing the fulfillment of our MPOs for our SDP • to provide information for optimal service delivery within our capabilities

33. VIDEO www.osymigrant.org

34. Questions • tkalic@embarqmail.com www.osymigrant.org